by Scott Dance for the Baltimore Sun
Punxsutawney, Pa., has Phil; Baltimore has Bill. And Bill said Tuesday morning that winter will take its time in arriving this year.
In a promotion for Old Bay, the iconic blend made by Sparks spice maker McCormick & Co., Bill is sent down a plank into the Inner Harbor. If he scuttles the the pier's right flank, an early winter is ahead; a path to the left indicates a warm fall.
Bill, in a reversal from a year ago, headed left.
It's not clear yet if science is backing up Bill's prognostication. The Climate Prediction Center's forecasts for the next few months show a tendency toward warmer-than-average temperatures in the western United States, but no particular leanings for the east.
(an earlier version of this post was from the 2012 report. This one is from yesterday's Baltimore Sun. Thank you, dear reader, for keeping us on our toes!)
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:01
by Scott Dance for the Baltimore Sun
Punxsutawney, Pa., has Phil; Baltimore has Bill. And Bill said Tuesday morning that winter will take its time in arriving this year.
In a promotion for Old Bay, the iconic blend made by Sparks spice maker McCormick & Co., Bill is sent down a plank into the Inner Harbor. If he scuttles the the pier's right flank, an early winter is ahead; a path to the left indicates a warm fall.
Bill, in a reversal from a year ago, headed left.
It's not clear yet if science is backing up Bill's prognostication. The Climate Prediction Center's forecasts for the next few months show a tendency toward warmer-than-average temperatures in the western United States, but no particular leanings for the east.
(an earlier version of this post was from the 2012 report. This one is from yesterday's Baltimore Sun. Thank you, dear reader, for keeping us on our toes!)